The Fed’s QE3 and the Bank-Stock Connection

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The Fed’s QE3 and the Bank-Stock Connection

By on Saturday, June 6th, 2015 | Comments Off

The Federal Reserve’s third round of Quantitative Easing, that massive stimulus program intended to boost the economy in the years following the housing collapse of 2008, officially ended in October 2014. But as the dust settles, some financial experts point out that it may have been banks and stocks that benefited most. The much-publicized housing […]

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Artificial Intelligence Changes the Finance Game

By on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 | Comments Off

As far back as 1990, financial experts were predicting that in the not too distant future, investment and money management would be aided by sophisticated computer technologies. Flash forward a couple of decades, and that future is here. Robotics experts predict that by 2025, robots and other kinds of “smart” digital technology will have achieved […]

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Still On Top in Home Loans?

By on Sunday, May 17th, 2015 | Comments Off

Ever since the great housing collapse of 2008, legislators and regulators have tried to scale back – or even eliminate – federal mortgage megalenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But as new regulations n private lenders, the agencies everyone loves to hate just keep on ticking. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collectively account for the […]

Inflation Rate Models Make a Difference

By on Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 | Comments Off

Inflation is a word that strikes dread into the hearts of American consumers, who know that when it’s headed their way, their hard earned dollars will buy less. But different models of measuring inflation can make a big difference in how scary those numbers can be. Inflation and its opposite number deflation have been around […]

Does Housing Drive Income Inequality?

By on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 | Comments Off

The widening gap between the wealthy and – well, everyone else in America has occupied news headlines since the housing collapse of a few years ago. As the famous one percent gets richer and the other 99 do not, a new theory suggests that income inequality is really about housing inequality. Income inequality isn’t new. […]

What’s Ahead for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

By on Saturday, March 7th, 2015 | Comments Off

Fannie and Freddie are still headed for the chopping block. The demise of those venerable home loan agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might not seem to matter to anyone who’s not looking to buy a house. But some market watchers worry that the dismantling of the nation’s biggest mortgage backers could push the entire […]

Students Strike Against Loan Debt

By on Sunday, March 1st, 2015 | Comments Off

The much-discussed US student loan debt load has hit $1.2 trillion, and in spite of government-sponsored debt forgiveness and other measures, it isn’t likely to shrink. Now, a group of students is taking matters into their own hands by simply refusing to pay off loans they claim is predatory and excessive. The Corinthian 15, as […]

Do New Laws Erode Financial Privacy?

By on Saturday, February 28th, 2015 | Comments Off

Where financial privacy is concerned, you can run, but you can’t hide. There was a time when offshore banking was the smart choice for investors, corporations and just about anybody who wanted to keep assets safe from the prying eyes of authorities. Swiss bank accounts and deposits in places like the Cayman Islands acted as […]

Interest Rates: Trends for 2015?

By on Thursday, January 8th, 2015 | Comments Off

With every new year comes a round of predictions about the financial future. This year, as in many others, the fate of interest rates in 2015 and beyond is the subject of speculation, most of it pessimistic. Financial experts and economists are once again predicting that US interest rates will soar in the coming months. […]

Lower Credit Standards: Economic Boost or Bust?

By on Friday, October 24th, 2014 | Comments Off

We’ve always been told that success depends on setting high standards. Lowering your standards, so the conventional wisdom goes, leads to accepting low quality and ultimately bad outcomes. But in a bid to offset a sluggish recovery, the US government is advocating just that, with proposals on several fronts to lower borrowing standards to make […]

Who is the Fed and What Is It Doing With Your Money?

By on Saturday, July 26th, 2014 | Comments Off

The Fed, aka the Federal Reserve, has been making more headlines since the housing collapse of a few years ago than at any time in its history, thanks largely to its ongoing but fading stimulus program aimed at keeping interest rates low. But the Fed does far more than that. Like a puppet master in […]

Not a Student? Student Loan Debt Still Hits Home

By on Saturday, July 19th, 2014 | Comments Off

You’re not a college student. You don’t have a child in college. But the escalating crisis of student loan debt still affects you, in ways large and small. In the spring of 2014 the total student debt load in the US had reached $1.1 trillion – and that burden of debt is stifling entrepreneurship, threatening […]

The Future May Be Brighter Than You Thought: Here’s Why

By on Friday, July 11th, 2014 | Comments Off

In a world of shrinking resources and stagnant salaries, it’s easy to believe we’re living in bad times with no hope of a recovery. But a look at the bigger picture, as revealed in a new book based on research from all over the world, suggests that we’re living in a time of unprecedented abundance […]

Bitcoin For Real Estate: A New Frontier

By on Monday, July 7th, 2014 | Comments Off

In spite of outcry from government banks and cyberpolice worried about connections to Internet crime, the Bitcoin just keeps on trucking, with more and more sellers accepting the digital currency. But the growing use of Bitcoin for buying real estate is raising concerns about the digital coin’s staying power and stability. Bitcoin’s splashy entrance into […]

The Stimulus Fades, But Interest Rates Stay Low

By on Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 | Comments Off

The ongoing draw down of the Federal Reserve’s Quantitative Easing plan is in full swing, with another $10 billion slashed from the buyout budget every couple of months. According to predictions, that should cause interest rates to jump. But despite the fading of the Fed’s artificial manipulation, those rates are hovering close to the historically […]

Successful Investors Use Their Heads

By on Friday, June 20th, 2014 | Comments Off

It’s the stuff of happy endings everywhere: a gut feeling a tug at the heart or an intuition opens doors to just the right thing. That can be true in money matters, too – but financial experts say that the best investing outcomes are those driven by cool, collected logic: objective, not subjective, thinking. Subjective […]

5 Investing Mistakes That Cost You Money

By on Friday, June 13th, 2014 | Comments Off

Investing is supposed to make you money, not make you lose it. But it’s easy to fall into a few traps that can cause exactly that – whether you’re new to investing or have been around the block a few times. Regardless of how you’re investing, financial professionals point to five common mistakes that can […]

Is a College Degree Worth the Cost?

By on Thursday, June 5th, 2014 | Comments Off

It’s often said that there are lies, damn lies and statistics – a pithy way to remind us that although numbers may not lie, they may paint a distorted picture of a larger reality. Case in point: a recent Economic Policy Institute study which claims that college graduates earn nearly one hundred percent ore than […]

What’s the Right Retirement Age Anyway?

By on Saturday, May 31st, 2014 | Comments Off

For decades, 65 has been that magic age for “retirement” – leaving a longtime job and riding off into the golden years with visions of vacations, grandkids and hobbies dancing through graying heads. But a variety of social, economic and personal factors are turning the notion of a true retirement age on its head. And […]

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